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Cleveland, Grover (1837-1908), 22d and 24th president of the United States.

Historians have judged Cleveland one of America's greatest presidents and his presidency as the most distinguished one between Lincoln's and Theodore Roosevelt's. Four achievements are generally associated with his name. He restored honesty and impartiality to government; he planted deep in the American mind the idea that the evils of the protective tariff system ought to be abolished; he saved the nation from the abandonment of the gold standard at a time when abandonment might have produced economic chaos; and he taught the American people that in their handling of foreign affairs conscience should always be the one dominant force.
Yet Cleveland's greatness as a president rests more on his character than on his accomplishments or brilliance. For honesty and independence alone he would stand out as a major president in the Gilded Age. Many historians have praised Cleveland for his courage, firmness, uprightness, self-direction, and common sense. "It is as a strong man, a man of character, that Cleveland will live in history," wrote Allan Nevins, who has made the most exhaustive study of Cleveland. (http://ap.grolier.com/article?assetid=0097430-00&templatename=/article/article.html)

And I only thought he had a muppet named after him!!